Section 12002.2.1 - Violations listed provisions constituting infractions(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a violation of any of the following is an infraction, punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50), or more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), for a first offense: (1) Subdivision (a) of Section 6596.1.(2) Subdivision (a) of Section 7149.45.(b) If a person is convicted of a violation of any of the sections listed in subdivision (a) within five years of a separate offense resulting in a conviction of a violation of any of those sections, that person shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) or more than five hundred dollars ($500).(c) If a person convicted of a violation of any of the sections listed in subdivision (a) produces in court the applicable sport fishing ocean enhancement validation, second rod sport fishing validation, or Colorado River special use validation issued pursuant to this code and valid at the time of the person's arrest, and if the taking was otherwise lawful with respect to season, limit, time, and area, the court may reduce the fine imposed for the violation to twenty-five dollars ($25).Ca. Fish and Game Code § 12002.2.1
Amended by Stats 2023 ch 132 (AB 1760),s 211, eff. 1/1/2024.Amended by Stats 2015 ch 683 (SB 798),s 32, eff. 1/1/2016.Added by Stats 2007 ch 285 (AB 1729),s 137, eff. 1/1/2008.